The Grassy Narrows victory points the way to a new kind of activism, where people from different countries and backgrounds can stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and take their lead on how to protect their lands.

On Tuesday, it won a major victory against the largest paper company in the world: logging giant Abitibi Bowater is formally announcing its decision to stop clear-cutting and buying wood from Grassy Narrows traditional territory today at its shareholder meeting in Montreal.

In May, Chrissy Swain, a 28-year-old mother of three, led a delegation of two dozen Anishnabe young people on a 1,300-mile walk from Grassy Narrows to Toronto to join two other First Nations in four days of ceremonies to highlight Ontario's refusal to respect Indigenous people's right to protect their lands.